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double-bank
double bar
double-barreled
double bass
double-bass
double bassoon
double bed
double bill
double bind
double-blind
double bluff
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double bind

dou·ble bind (plural dou·ble binds)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dilemma with no good alternatives: an unresolvable situation from which there is no escape without undesirable consequences

2. dilemma caused by contradictory demands: a situation in which conflicting demands make it impossible to do the right thing

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